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Official Do Dinner

Friday 19 April 7pm~10pm Do Dinner - Koropokkuru (post 114 for details)
Please add your handle if you are coming to the dinner as soon as possible and by Wednesday 17th at the latest. If you decide not to come please remove your handle at least 24 hours before the event and confirm by posting in the thread. No-shows will be charged the full amount (7,000 yen).

NewbieRunner
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
kirkwoodj
BigRedBears
CDKing (cancelled)
nme7
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
kpc
kpc+1
CMK10 (cancelled)
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
krazykanuck
Sykes
The_Wrath_of_Khan+2
armagebedar
keitherson

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Registration is not compulsory for other activities during the Do. However, it would help if those intending to come can add their handle below.


Thursday 18 April 7pm~ Welcome drinks - T’CAFE at the T38 Observation Deck of the JR Tower (see post 115)

restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
CDKing
nme7
nomadic.relief (maybe, exhaustion dependent)
kpc
kpc+1
BigRedBears (maybe)
lking (maybe. Arriving that evening)
TravelKane - if no delays from the airport
Sykes
The_Wrath_of_Khan+2
armagebedar
keitherson
NewbieRunner
kirkwoodj (if I make it on time)


Friday 19 April 10am~ (Walking) tour of Sapporo (Meet at Ōdōri subway station Exit 8 - see post 203 for more info)

BigRedBears (maybe?)
CDKing
nme7
nomadic.relief (maybe?)
kpc
kpc+1
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
lking
TravelKane
keitherson
krazykanuck (probably, will catch up mid day)
NewbieRunner
Kirkwoodj


Saturday 20 April 9am~ Day trip to Otaru (see post 107)

BigRedBears
CDKing
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
kpc
kpc+1
CMK10
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
keitherson
krazykanuck
NewbieRunner


Saturday 20 April - Optional visit to Nikka Distillery Yoichi

BigRedBears
CDKing
CMK10
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
lking , maybe
TravelKane
keitherson


Sunday 21 April 10am~ Historical Village of Hokkaido (see post 111)

CDKing
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
krazykanuck
NewbieRunner
beckoa


Monday 22 April - Tuesday 23 April : Post-Do in Noboribetsu Onsen

ClaudiSTR
kpc
kpc+1
NewbieRunner
BigRedBears +1
nomadic.relief
beckoa
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 8:59 am
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 9:58 am
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Originally Posted by nme7
Hello! Welcome to game of 'What will be ClaudiSTR's method of transfer?'

Will it be:

A) Limousine bus from HND T1 (Domestic Terminal) leaving at 21:05 and arriving NRT T2 at 22:10
B) Limousine bus from HND T2 (Domestic Terminal) leaving at 21:00 and arriving NRT T2 at 22:10
C) Keisei Line train leaving HND International Terminal at 21:47 and arrives at Keisei Narita at 23:26
D) Taxi across Tokyo. Hope your Suica card is charged up!

Please select now.
Great idea ^ and thanks for the summary

Personally I would choose B) and then C) and I really hope D) would never happen.
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
There is a limousine bus from HND T1 (Domestic Terminal) leaving at 21:05 and arriving NRT T2 at 22:10. There is a free shuttle between the international and domestic terminals at HND so if your flight arrives on time and passport control doesn’t take too long this sounds like your best bet. The shuttle at HND goes to Domestic T2 first so it might be better to get off there and catch the limousine bus at 21:00.

If you can’t make the last limousine bus, it’s better to try and go to Narita rather than to the airport. There are several options with the last departure at 21:43 from HND. I’ll list them separately in the next post.
Thank you very much for your efforts finding these options for the transfer HND-NRT or Narita, which I couldn't find.

I will print out the japanese version of the Keisei train schedule and carry it with me.
And then I will cross my fingers, that my flight from PEK will be on time.
Hope, that'll work.
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by ClaudiSTR
Thank you very much for your efforts finding these options for the transfer HND-NRT or Narita, which I couldn't find.

I will print out the japanese version of the Keisei train schedule and carry it with me.
And then I will cross my fingers, that my flight from PEK will be on time.
Hope, that'll work.
There was an error in post 133 which I have now corrected. The train you catch from HND is Keikyū Line (not Keisei), which goes through Subway Toei Asakusa Line and Keisei Lines to Narita/Narita Airport. So you should look for Keikyū (京急) at HND. The only other station is for the Monorail so it shouldn’t be difficult to find.

The schedule I posted earlier reads:

Haneda Airport International Terminal
Keikyū Line Airport Kaitoku (for Narita Airport)
21:47-22:04

Sengakuji <No need to change>
Toei (Subway) Asakusa Line Airport Kaitoku (for Narita Airport)
22:05-22:24

Oshiage <No need to change>
Keisei Oshiage Line Commuter Tokkyū (for Narita Airport )
22:25-22:30

Aoto <No need to change>
Keisei Main Line Commuter Tokkyū (for Narita Airport)
22:30-23:26

Keisei Narita
Just proves Japanese commuters are still travelling at 11pm.
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 2:30 pm
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While we are OT here is a plan showing the inter-terminal bus route at Haneda Airport.



The international Terminal is in turquoise, T1 in red and T2 in dark blue. The inter-terminal bus route is shown in pale green.

To catch a bus after arrival check this video.


Or when you enter the public area, turn right and go one floor down either by using an elevator or an escalator. Turn left when you leave the terminal building and walk to bus stop 0 (zero). Inter-terminal buses are usually green.

The inter-terminal bus will arrive at Stop 9 in T2. The limousine bus to NRT leaves from Stop 7.

if you miss the last limousine bus there’s no need to return to the international terminal. The Keikyū station is located between T1 and T2 (shown as a pale grey rectangle). Keikyū only has one station for the domestic terminals. The monorail has two separate stations for T1 and T2.



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Old Apr 7, 2019, 8:18 pm
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Originally Posted by ClaudiSTR
Great idea ^ and thanks for the summary

Personally I would choose B) and then C) and I really hope D) would never happen.
If it looks like D), I would consider setting up a gofundme page
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Old Apr 10, 2019, 7:14 pm
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
Otaru is a small port city some 40km northwest of Sapporo and is known for glassworks, music boxes and sushi. Its beautifully preserved canal area and historic buildings such as Nishin Goten ("herring mansion") make Otaru a popular day trip destination from Sapporo. There are also several small museums and specialist sweet shops which are worth visiting.

Meet 9:00am JR Sapporo Station
Dep. Sapporo 9:10am (platform 2) to Otaru
Arr. Otaru 9:55am
(640 yen)
So we catch subway to JR Sapporo station.... Can we pay for JR train with Suica? I should know this but can't remember whether we can use Suica to pay for JR trains...or we need to buy a ticket from JR office or vending machine?
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Old Apr 10, 2019, 11:34 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
So we catch subway to JR Sapporo station.... Can we pay for JR train with Suica? I should know this but can't remember whether we can use Suica to pay for JR trains...or we need to buy a ticket from JR office or vending machine?
The train to Otaru is the same train that you take from the airport (CTS) to Sapporo and you can use Suica or similar. You can’t use Suica on long-distance trains which cross the boundaries of different JR regions (see the map below) but as long as you are within one JR region such as Hokkaidō you will be fine.

I can think of only two or three modes of transport during the Do where you can’t use Suica: shuttle bus from Sapporo to the ryokan in Noboribetsu some of us have already booked and the horse-drawn tram at the Historical Village of Hokkaidō (and Mt Moiwa Ropeway if we decide to go there). By the way if you print this page (http://www.mimiyorimap.jp/sightseein...omura_cpn.html) or show it on your smart phone you will receive a 100 yen discount on your entrance fee to the Historical Village.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 12:14 am
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
I can think of only two or three modes of transport during the Do where you can’t use Suica: shuttle bus from Sapporo to the ryokan in Noboribetsu some of us have already booked and the horse-drawn tram at the Historical Village of Hokkaidō (and Mt Moiwa Ropeway if we decide to go there). By the way if you print this page (??????????????) or show it on your smart phone you will receive a 100 yen discount on your entrance fee to the Historical Village.
You mean to say the horses don't have IC readers?!
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 12:39 am
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You mean to say the horses don't have IC readers?!
They try to be authentic. IC cards didn’t exist during the frontier period.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 12:43 am
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Horses take payment in hay. A handful of hay will get you a one-way ticket. You'll need to add a bottle of sake to get the roundtrip ticket.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 4:33 am
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Heads up: IHG are having an Easter sale! By booking a non refundable rate (you should know whether you are going by now) and foregoing breakfast, our 4 nights at the HI Sapporo is ¥27000 cheaper! Also the CP Chitose on the night prior to us leaving Sapporo is ¥2500 cheaper.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 7:38 am
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Originally Posted by kpc
Heads up: IHG are having an Easter sale! By booking a non refundable rate (you should know whether you are going by now) and foregoing breakfast, our 4 nights at the HI Sapporo is ¥27000 cheaper! Also the CP Chitose on the night prior to us leaving Sapporo is ¥2500 cheaper.
Thanks for the heads up!

Edit: Booked at the HI.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 12:05 pm
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Hi all. Looking forward to the DO. Arriving April 18 late, leaving April 24 early. Staying at WBF Chuo. Thanks for all the work and information. See you late Thursday at JR Tower, or definitely Friday morning.
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Old Apr 11, 2019, 9:07 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
Heads up: IHG are having an Easter sale! By booking a non refundable rate (you should know whether you are going by now) and foregoing breakfast, our 4 nights at the HI Sapporo is ¥27000 cheaper! Also the CP Chitose on the night prior to us leaving Sapporo is ¥2500 cheaper.
I cancelled my points reservation and decided to do the sale at Holiday Inn. i can get a better deal elsewhere with the points I had used.
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